Franco Harris Football League
10-19-2122
#73|Russ "Gopher" Brooks Center
Retired (1965, Age 31)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (10-21-2014) Potential B 
Age at Death 80 Born 10-15-1934 in Montgomery, AL
Drafted Undrafted
(1960)		 Experience 6 Years (78 Wks)
College Syracuse College, 1956 Salary 620 ($1687.666M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D+ Catching C  Pass Cover C+ Kick Power D 
Throw Acc C- Pass Blocking B+ Run Cover D  Kick Acc D 
Carrying D+ Run Blocking B  Tackling D+ Kick Return D-
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed D+ Stamina B- Execution B  Agility B 
Strength A- Health B  Aggressiveness B  Hands B-
Jumping B-     Attitude D  Break Tackle C 
ROLES
QB D+ C B- DT C  SS C- K F  GUN C 
WR C- G B  DE C- FS C- P D- KR D+
HB/TB D+ T B- ILB C  CB C  LS C+ KRB C 
FB C  TE C+ OLB C  H C- HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team ACT G GS COND INJ PEN PYDS TIME
1960 ATL 2 1 0 94% 0 0 0 00:38
1962 WIN 9 9 2 95% 0 0 0 91:39
1963 WIN 16 16 0 97% 0 0 0 86:05
Total   27 26 2 96% 0 0 0 178:22

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1966Russ "Gopher" Brooks has retired from football.
10-04-1964The Winnipeg Jets have waived Russ "Gopher" Brooks.
08-24-1964The Winnipeg Jets have moved Ernie Swilling, Glenn Kirk, Al McLaughry, Jessica Pierce, Bill Cooper, Larry Apke, Antwoine Echols, Kermit Olsen, and Larry Peko to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Blaine Griffin, Gordie Hergert, Russ "Gopher" Brooks, James Wesley, Tim Kibler, Clarence Steen, and Ed Connell to the inactive roster.
05-03-1964The Winnipeg Jets have placed Russ "Gopher" Brooks on the trade block.
08-25-1963The Winnipeg Jets have moved Russ "Gopher" Brooks, Bill Cooper, Al McQuary, Charles Hill, Derrick Huarte, and Larry Peko to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Jerry Cody, Ted Sulaitis, Chuck Watkins, Gene Danenhauer, and Bill Bird to the inactive roster.
08-05-1963The Winnipeg Jets have moved Clare Henry, Gary Starks, Bob Brumbaugh, Gene Danenhauer, Ralph Knoff, Bill Bird, Monte Carlton, Bobby Berry, Walter Berns, Shawn Abdullah, Raymond Waits, and George Kelly to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Roy Volz, Fred Brown, Ron Campbell, Derrick Huarte, Bob Douglass, Frank Bloodgood, Earl Long, Chuck Watkins, Roy Kurnick, Mark Cole, Jerome McIntosh, Ed Connell, Mark Sanders, Larry Peko, Ernie Swilling, Bill Cooper, Al McQuary, and Russ "Gopher" Brooks to the inactive roster.
11-26-1962The Winnipeg Jets have moved Russ "Gopher" Brooks to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved John Bauer to the inactive roster.
11-25-1962The Winnipeg Jets have moved Earl Long, Mark Cole, and Terry Dunbar to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Al "Triplet" Smith, Russ "Gopher" Brooks, and Art Fair to the inactive roster.
10-29-1962The Winnipeg Jets have moved Russ "Gopher" Brooks to the active roster.
10-29-1962The Winnipeg Jets have acquired Russ "Gopher" Brooks from the waiver wire.
08-26-1962The Carolina Chargers have automatically waived Russ "Gopher" Brooks to comply with the 65-man roster limit.
04-29-1962The Carolina Chargers have acquired Russ "Gopher" Brooks from the waiver wire.
09-10-1961The Brooklyn Black Dragons have automatically waived Russ "Gopher" Brooks to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-25-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Travis "Sly" Fox to the active roster. The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Russ "Gopher" Brooks to the inactive roster.
09-12-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Tim Contz and Russ "Gopher" Brooks to the active roster. The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Bill "Swede" Nyvall and Tony "Little T" Richmond to the inactive roster.
09-05-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have changed Russ Brooks's name to Russ "Gopher" Brooks.
08-15-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have acquired Russ Brooks from the waiver wire.